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Goshen County School District #1 board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

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Goshen County board approves 65 Wi-Fi clocks and policy revisions on first reading 42:49

  • A district staff member reported a districtwide enrollment decrease of just over 9 students, and possible work sessions on strategic planning and with legislators were discussed. 36:39
  • The board approved the purchase of 65 Wi-Fi clocks from American Time in the total amount of $12,666 and 78 cents, to come out of major maintenance. 42:49
  • The board approved proposed revisions on introduction and first reading to policies on extracurricular and co-curricular programs and on home-based students. 46:32
  • The board also approved proposed revisions on first reading to policies on special education evaluation and eligibility and on student fundraising activities. 47:35

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 12:26
    • A district staff member asked to strike letter A under new business because no new information was available. 13:19
    • The motion to adopt the agenda with that revision carried. 13:55
  2. Introductions of new certified staff 13:55
    • School administrators introduced the district's 2026 new certified staff members. 13:55
    • One administrator introduced 5 new staff members at Torrington Middle School. 17:25
    • A staff member said three new high school staff members were not present and would be introduced at the next board meeting. 20:32
  3. Sportsmanship summit report 23:08
    • A staff member reported that the sportsmanship summit was held August 21st at Eastern Wyoming College with probably around 250 kids and 3 keynote speakers. 23:15
    • A staff member said the district is the only school district in the state that does anything like this. 27:55
  4. Editorial revisions to terminology policy 28:11
    • A staff member said the Policy Committee discussed the difference between an editorial change and a change in policy, which led to an interoffice memo on District Policy 4117. 28:11
    • Asked whether the item needed to go back through the board, a staff member said it was just an editorial change. 30:24
  5. Committee reports 30:32
    • Chris Alexander reported that the committee discussed coach pay compared with other towns, the Play On Sports ticket purchasing program, concussion education for parents and Policy 5113 on attendance. 30:52
    • Asked how the district compared on coach pay, Chris Alexander said the district is ahead of a lot of them but more investigation would be done. 32:51
    • Val Sharp reported that the Policy Committee looked at 5 policies and is still working on graduation requirements, which have a due date of November 14th. 33:34
  6. Public comment 34:37
    • No public comment cards were submitted and no one from the audience came forward to speak. 34:37
  7. Superintendent's report and enrollment 34:37
    • The superintendent reported on the district's accreditation status for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year and a regional meeting in Cheyenne. 35:06
    • The superintendent reported an overall district enrollment decrease of just over 9 students, with kindergarten numbers described as the driving force. 36:39
    • Asked how the district compared with the state, the superintendent said the district is in a better position than probably 70 to 80% of the state. 39:35
  8. Consent agenda 41:45
    • No items were pulled from the consent agenda. 41:45
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 42:20
  9. Replacement clocks purchase 42:34
    • The purchase covers 65 Wi-Fi clocks from American Time in the total amount of $12,666 and 78 cents, to come out of major maintenance. 42:49
    • A staff member said this would be the second school to receive the clocks and that many clocks in the system are near the end of their life. 43:21
    • The motion to approve the purchase carried. 44:18
  10. Extracurricular and co-curricular programs policy 44:18
    • A staff member said the revisions were related to a legislative update and expanded some definitions to address extracurricular pieces, responsibilities and eligibility. 45:06
    • Asked whether service on school publications is a class, a staff member said the district has not had a publications class for some time. 45:59
    • The motion to approve the revisions on first reading carried. 46:32
  11. Home-based student participation policy 46:32
    • The revisions to District Policy 5112.20 address participation and access for home-based, private school and ESA students. 46:32
    • The motion to approve the revisions on first reading carried. 47:35
  12. Special education evaluation policy 47:35
    • The item covered revisions to District Policy 5119.60 and a new administrative regulation on introduction and first reading. 47:35
    • The motion to approve the revisions carried. 48:17
  13. Student fundraising activities policy 48:17
    • The revisions to District Policy 5133.10 were presented on introduction and first reading. 48:17
    • The motion to approve the revisions carried. 49:14
  14. Board topics and school visits 49:19
    • Reports from school administrators were shared, including that 83% of LaGrange students were proficient in reading after the summer, a 5% drop described as the smallest summer drop in 5 years. 49:19
    • A speaker said an email would be sent letting trustees know what schools to go to. 54:46
    • A speaker asked for a push to encourage donations to the farm to table program, saying donations were low. 55:33
  15. Work sessions and future meetings 57:05
    • A work session on strategic planning was proposed, and one board member said it would be beneficial to go back over the plan and outline some things. 57:05
    • A possible work session with the district's 2 legislators and senator was described, with a recalibration committee set to meet again on October 1st. 1:00:10
    • A staff member invited board members to attend benchmark meetings beginning on the 15th, with no more than 5 attending at once. 1:02:01

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